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- On which date was the Declaration of Independence ratified (accepted) and signed?
- Enlightenment philosophers believed that if government abused their power the people should change it.
- Enlightenment philosopher who believed people had natural rights of life, liberty, and property.
- Who was the first choice to command the Continental Army?
- Early revolutionary battle on the outskirts of Boston where 1,000 British troops died and though they lost, both the American Colonists and British realized the colonists were much tougher than they thought.
- This type of colonist was ready for rebellion and the fight for independence.
- According to the Declaration of Independence, if a government does not protect the basic rights of the people it governs, what do people have a right to do?
- This event broke tensions between the colonist and the British troops where shots were fired. Crispus Attucks was the first to be killed.
- The French and Indian War left Great Britain in debt, which led to them ___________________.
- What were the effects of the French and Indian War?
- The location of the first shot of the American Revolution. This was known as "the shot that was heard around the world."
- According to the Declaration of Independence, where does government get its power?
- The last battle of the American Revolution. The Patriots won. Unofficially ended the American Revolution.
- The British Crown policy of avoiding strict enforcement of parliamentary laws meant to keep British colonies obedient to England.
- The Olive Branch Petition was written as a last attempt at ...
- The turning point of the American Revolution. After the Patriots won, the French agreed to help the Americans.
- When Britain seized John Hancock's ships for searching, this was allowed due to...
- True of False: A carpetbagger was a Southerner who supported federal Reconstruction, and a scalawag moved from the North to the South to take advantage of the economic and political situation after the Civil War.*
- Why did Radical Republicans in Congress impeach President Andrew Johnson
- True or False: The Supreme Court ruling in Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) overturned the doctrine of "separate but equal," which ended racial segregation in schools.